Why Are You Doing This?

If your going to embark (or continue) on your fitness journey and get long lasting results. Not just short term cahnges to your body, but lifelong health and fitness that has you jumping out of bed every morning ready to attack the day and looking in the mirror and getting excited about the exceptionally fit person staring back at you. You are going to need one thing, A Strong Reason Why?

 

Getting in and staying in shape is one of the hardest things in the world to do because it takes persisitance, hard work and discipline. So when it's 5am and the alarm goes off or its 5pm and that rough days at work ends, you better have a good reason why if your going to not only make it to your workout but bring the level of intensity required to get fitter, stronger an/or leaner. Too many people are doing it for the wrong reasons and the weaker your reason the more chance you will quit when times get tough and they will get tough.. its called L-I-F-E.

Looking good because you have a wedding you have to attend in a couple of months will not do it, appearing skinny at the family reunion at the end of the year is not a strong reason. Basically your doing it to look good in front of a bunch of people who couldn't care less. If you do go with these reasons you better fill your calendar up with family reunions and weddings.

When you decide to get in shape because you want to live longer, have more energy and stop yourself being in a depressive state, then youare starting to build a strong reason why and only good things can come from that. 

Bottom line, ask yourself why you workout, Really. If you find yourself lacking in the strong 'Reason Why' department, it may just be time to re-evaluate things.

Go After It!

Being or getting in shape is one of the hardest things you will ever do

Feeling Tired?

Ever gotten up and felt so tired you had no idea how you were going to workout that day?..

I HAVE TOO!

It's often not that your actually tired sometimes its a pure motivation issue. Quite often I hear people say that they are 'Over-Training', I am skeptical 99% of the time. It's really hard to over-train, let me tell you. The things you have to put your body through and the duration of those things is quite frankly beyond most people.

If you're feeling too tired to work out my suggestion is to simply, carry on anyway. Chances are after a little warm up or even a bit further in you will start to feel better and maybe even good. When we exercise all sorts of good 'Happy' chemicals are released in the brain. If after five to ten minutes you still feel really bad and sluggish or even light headed, then (and only then) it might be a good idea to stop and rest up.

Just try feeling the fatigue and doing it anyway you may surprise yourself during the workout and the feeling of accomplishment when you're done is far better than any nap.

Go After It!

Feel the Failure And Do It Anyway!

Did you struggle through your workout today?

We all do at times (yep even me) the important thing is that you keep showing up! Not every Push up is going to be a perfect deep, powerful repitition. Not every squat is going to be an outstanding picture of good form. The thing is to keep coming!

 

It's okay if you have to take a dozen or so breaks through the workout, next time take 11. If you can't squat jump right now keep doing the low-impact version with good form and those knees and lower back will strengthen and your day will come. Had a drink or seventeen and followed it up with a dodgy kebab and a few slices of pizza? Get up in the morning have a bowl of oats with rice milk and some fresh fruit mixed in and start your healthy eating plan again.

Everybody falls down, its the ones that get up that succeed!

When does it get easier??

I hear It all the time, 'this is hard when does it get easier?'. For some reason most humans grow up looking for the easy options in just about everything they do, but what if we could condition ourselves to enjoy the struggles in life, to embrace them so when they do pop up (and they will, nobody is safe!) we are almost excited?

 

Cultivating this mindset is key to succes at anything and fitness is no different. A good place to start is by getting rid of poor self-talk such as 'I can't do push ups on my toes' and replacing it with 'I presently struggle with push ups on my toes'. When you say Can't it's pretty final, that's it things arent going to change, but when you say 'presently struggle with' it leaves room for improvement and therefore a hope, a faith a good chance that things are going to get better.

So next time your doing a workout and you feel like you can't do an exercise, a drill or a move just say to yourself. This is hard but it's good, I am struggling but I will get there, and over time (and all the good things take time). You'll get better and look back and laugh at the time you thought you may never get there.. try it out.

Go After It!

Plan To Succeed

You may of heard this before, when you fail to plan you plan to fail.. It's true
and when it comes to fuelling your body it's extra super dooper TRUE.
To lose wight or get the most out of your fitness program you need to know
whats on the menu (preferebly for the whole week).

This involves being a "Grown Up''', getting a shopping list together and stocking
the fridge and pantry full of fresh fruit and vegetables, lean meats, wholegrains and
healthy fats and coming up with a plan to make all that taste good.

A wise old fitness guru I look upto (we'll call him Tony) once said ''Not everything
that goes in your mouth needs to be a party'' meaning that for the most part you should
endevour to eat clean healthy meals. I have meet one person in my entire career that manages
to eat clean all the time. As far as the rest of us go a 90% Good 10% Not So Good ratio
will suffice.

If your a client, online member or bootcamper you have access to my Fat Stripper Meal
Plan, If you're not you'll need to sit down think of all your meals and then write out a shopping
list so you have those ingredients ready for the week ahead.

Dont eat like a 17 year old that just moved out of home. Eat like your life depends on it.. cos it
does!

Go After It!

Summer Bootcamp Recovery

This week Summer Boot Camp kicked off. If you want a spot for just $19 go to www.summerbootcamp.viprespond.com 

 I got asked this morning after Boot Camp if there were any stretches you can do on days that you're not at training (Tuesday, Thursday and the weekend for my camp). After trying to explain, I thought it might be better if you all had a little video to work along to, so here it is Helen this one's for you :)

 This is also available on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Allsortsfitness See you at the Park or The Pool for your next session. Joel

Are you still standing?

Having a baby is awesome! Yes, it is a lot of work but the rewards are amazing.

My daughter Callie is just learning to stand at the moment and becomes more mobile everyday (Hide the cleaning chemicals!).

I was watching her yesterday thinking and pondering - about life and whatnot and I came to realise it amazes me how kids can dogedly pursue a goal without fearing falure. It is also pretty cool how children fall over and get right back up sometimes it hurts and they cry but then (almost imediately)they get back up and do it again.


A lot of people lose this characteristic as they age and that's a real shame.

But champions have that child-like belief that if they just keeping pushing through pain, failure and defeat they will eventually get there they will stand tall and walk strong.

So be like Callie and never never ever give up. You will get there!

In a nutshell..